Assistant Manager - Underwriting (General Insurance)
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About the Role
We are hiring for our client, a leading insurance organization, seeking an experienced Assistant Manager - Underwriting (General Insurance) to join their growing team. The role involves leading the Non-Motor underwriting function, ensuring disciplined risk assessment, sound governance, and effective collaboration.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the end to end underwriting process for Non Motor insurance products.
- Review and approve complex or high value underwriting cases, ensuring sound risk selection and pricing.
- Develop, implement, and maintain underwriting guidelines, policies, and risk assessment frameworks.
- Monitor portfolio performance, underwriting KPIs, and emerging risks, recommending strategies to optimize profitability.
- Ensure timely issuance of policies, renewals, and endorsements while maintaining service excellence.
- Collaborate with Claims, Sales, Operations, Actuarial, and other stakeholders to support portfolio growth and risk management.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, internal governance standards, and underwriting best practices.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the underwriting team to enhance technical capability and overall performance.
- Prepare management reports and provide insights on portfolio performance, risk exposure, and business opportunities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Insurance, Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field
- 10 12 years of underwriting experience within General Insurance, with strong exposure to Non Motor lines
- Proven experience managing underwriting operations and leading high performing teams
- Strong knowledge of underwriting principles, portfolio management, pricing strategies, and risk assessment
- Solid understanding of insurance regulations, governance frameworks, and industry best practices
- Excellent analytical, decision making, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
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General Overview
- We are hiring for our client, a leading insurance organization, seeking an experienced Assistant Manager Underwriting (General Insurance) to join their growing team.
- This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong underwriting professional to take on a leadership role, driving underwriting excellence, portfolio profitability, and strategic growth within a dynamic and regulated environment.
- The successful candidate will lead the Non Motor underwriting function, ensuring disciplined risk assessment, sound governance, and effective collaboration across business functions while supporting the organization's long term underwriting objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the end to end underwriting process for Non Motor insurance products.
- Review and approve complex or high value underwriting cases, ensuring sound risk selection and pricing.
- Develop, implement, and maintain underwriting guidelines, policies, and risk assessment frameworks.
- Monitor portfolio performance, underwriting KPIs, and emerging risks, recommending strategies to optimize profitability.
- Ensure timely issuance of policies, renewals, and endorsements while maintaining service excellence.
- Collaborate with Claims, Sales, Operations, Actuarial, and other stakeholders to support portfolio growth and risk management.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, internal governance standards, and underwriting best practices.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the underwriting team to enhance technical capability and overall performance.
- Prepare management reports and provide insights on portfolio performance, risk exposure, and business opportunities.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Insurance, Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field.
- 10 12 years of underwriting experience within General Insurance, with strong exposure to Non Motor lines.
- Proven experience managing underwriting operations and leading high performing teams.
- Strong knowledge of underwriting principles, portfolio management, pricing strategies, and risk assessment.
- Solid understanding of insurance regulations, governance frameworks, and industry best practices.
- Excellent analytical, decision making, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced, commercially driven environment while maintaining underwriting discipline and operational excellence.
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